Needle Falls is a waterfall on White River in Flathead County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region, with a total height of about 120 feet. It lies about 32.6 miles northeast of Seeley Lake and roughly 63.1 miles northeast of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 120 feet it is on the modest side for Montana, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 250 feet; it ranks 80th of 123. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades.
There are 48 recorded waterfalls in Flathead County. Barrier Falls, is about 13.9 miles away. Big Salmon Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 15.9 miles away. Lange Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 17.2 miles away.
Needle Falls is located at 47.6116° N, 113.2051° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.